September 19, 201412 yr NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to break silence in press conference at 3 p.m. issues statement to teams After nine days of silence, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will break his silence in a press conference at 3 p.m. today in New York. Goodell spoke for the first time Friday morning, in a statement issued to all NFL teams. Here is what he said: "In my letter of August 28, I said we would ensure that everyone in the NFL has knowledge of and access to resources – both through and independent of the clubs - relating to issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. I also said that we recognize that these issues affect our entire society, and that we would work to make a genuine and positive difference in a broader context. Today, I write to update you on some significant steps we are taking as part of our long-term commitment to help people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. It was brought to our attention that recent events caused The National Domestic Violence Hotline to receive 84 percent more calls during the week of September 8 – 15. According to the organization, more than 50 percent of those calls went unanswered due to lack of staff. That must not continue. To help address this and other critical and immediate needs, we are entering into long-term partnerships to provide financial, operational and promotional support to two of the leading domestic violence and sexual assault resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). These commitments will enable both The Hotline and NSVRC to help more people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides domestic violence victims and survivors access to the largest national network of resources and shelters and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in 170 languages. The NFL and The Hotline have initiated an immediate process to make services available by adding expert advocates, training and other resources to respond to the increased volume of calls. The Hotline will add 25 full-time advocates over the next few weeks that will result in an additional 750 calls a day being answered. The NFL’s support also will enable Loveisrespect to service 24-hour-a-day text chats with young adults affected by dating abuse. Loveisrespect, a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Break the Cycle, is a resource to engage, educate and empower youth and young adults to prevent and end abusive relationships. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) supports sexual violence coalitions across the United States, including the District of Columbia and U.S. territories that direct resources to local advocates and services helping victims of sexual violence. The NFL’s initial support will be directed toward state coalitions to provide additional resources to state and local sexual assault hotlines. We are also proceeding to implement broad educational programs within our league. Starting within the next 30 days, all league and team personnel -- including executives, coaches, players and staff -- will participate in education sessions on domestic violence and sexual assault. These initial sessions will begin to provide the men and women of the NFL with information and tools to understand and recognize domestic violence and sexual assault. We will work with the NFL Players Association to develop and present this training in the most effective way. Building on long established NFL Player Engagement programs and services, this is the first in a new set of educational programs for all personnel being developed in conjunction with our recently appointed senior advisors and other leading experts. More programs dedicated to these issues will be established in the coming months. In addition, tomorrow all clubs (executives, coaches, players and staff) will receive comprehensive information about domestic violence and sexual assault resources in your communities, including local advocacy and support organizations. This will enable teams to connect with those local organizations for both personnel matters and public service. League staff at all locations will also receive domestic violence and sexual assault information. Starting this season, we will dedicate significant resources to raise awareness on the subjects of domestic violence and sexual assault, including support for victims. These are by no means final steps. We will continue to work with experts to expand and develop long-term programs that raise awareness, educate, and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault both within the NFL and in our society in general. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance."
September 19, 201412 yr He will not admit to any wrongdoing such as seeing the video when we all know he did. He will use one catch phrase over and over again. He will say they will do a better job in the future. He will state each case is different. I will then turn it off
September 19, 201412 yr He will not admit to any wrongdoing such as seeing the video when we all know he did. He will use one catch phrase over and over again. He will say they will do a better job in the future. He will state each case is different. I will then turn it off No, we don't all know he did. If you are convinced he saw it then you think Goodell is one of the dumbest human beings on the planet. Until someone can give me a valid reason for the only giving Rice 2 games and then lying about seeing the video I will never believe he saw it.
September 19, 201412 yr I'm not watching, so I can't form any kind of opinion yet. But, based on reactions I'm reading on Twitter, he's come across poorly. Then, ESPN's frontpage headline is "Contrite Goodell: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted failures, promised action and said "nothing is off the table" in the league's new conduct policy." I wonder how long they had that one queued up? :lol2:
September 19, 201412 yr He will not admit to any wrongdoing such as seeing the video when we all know he did. He will use one catch phrase over and over again. He will say they will do a better job in the future. He will state each case is different. I will then turn it off Not everybody really does not know that he saw it. I don't know. I can only speculate.
September 19, 201412 yr Author Dude just freaked out in the middle of the press conference. He was shouting, "don't take me to an elevator" as they removed him. Weird.
September 19, 201412 yr I'm not watching, so I can't form any kind of opinion yet. But, based on reactions I'm reading on Twitter, he's come across poorly. Then, ESPN's frontpage headline is "Contrite Goodell: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted failures, promised action and said "nothing is off the table" in the league's new conduct policy." I wonder how long they had that one queued up? :lol2: He is trying to answer all questions. There are some he can't answer due to being hypothetical, some are under appeal and he can't, and some he just won't.
September 19, 201412 yr This isn't going well. :lol2: No way it could go well for some except resignation.
September 19, 201412 yr Dude just freaked out in the middle of the press conference. He was shouting' date=' "don't take me to an elevator" as they removed him. Weird.[/quote'] Howard Stern staffer. ..
September 19, 201412 yr No, we don't all know he did. If you are convinced he saw it then you think Goodell is one of the dumbest human beings on the planet. Until someone can give me a valid reason for the only giving Rice 2 games and then lying about seeing the video I will never believe he saw it. Agreed. I think Goodell is so out of touch with reality that he didn't care to attempt to see the video. I think he thought, "oh you knocked your wife out, here's two games, that'll satisfy everyone."
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